Republican Carson raised about $23 million for U.S. presidential bid: Politico
(Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson raised about $23 million in the last three months of 2015, Politico reported on Wednesday, citing his campaign manager.
House panel seeks information on NSA spying report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A House of Representatives committee asked the National Security Agency on Wednesday for information about a media report that the agency, while spying on Israeli officials, also intercepted communications between the Israelis an…
Cruz raises almost $20 million for his presidential bid: WSJ
(Reuters) – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of Texas raised almost $20 million for his Republican presidential campaign in the fourth quarter, a 66 percent increase over the previous three-month period, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
Georgia attorney general says state cannot bar Syrian refugees
(Reuters) – Georgia, whose governor has vowed to block entry to Syrian refugees, cannot deny them resettlement within the state or federally funded benefits such as food stamps, the state’s attorney general said in an official opinion on Wednesday.
Obama to host U.S. summit with Southeast Asian nations Feb. 15-16
HONOLULU (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will host a summit with leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in California on Feb. 15 and 16, the White House said on Wednesday.
Obama to meet Merkel, attend Hannover trade show in April
HONOLULU (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will travel to Germany in late April to attend the trade show known as the Hannover Messe and to meet with Chancellor Angela Merkel, a top ally, the White House said on Wednesday.
At Trump South Carolina rally, rival Cruz casts long shadow
HILTON HEAD, S.C. (Reuters) – Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump filled a hotel ballroom with over 2,000 people for a rally on Wednesday, attracting die-hard supporters as he has in other cities, but was dogged by a rival who is also very pop…
In Iowa, Trump seeks to regain his edge with economic populism
(Reuters) – Donald Trump sought to regain his edge in the early voting state of Iowa Tuesday, returning to the themes of economic populism that helped fuel his surge toward becoming the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination.
Republicans come up short in search for diverse voters in 2016 election
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ten months before the United States elects a new president, the Republican Party has yet to resolve a problem that its leaders said contributed to Mitt Romney’s 2012 loss to Barack Obama: a lack of support among Hispanic and younger voters.
Republican Pataki drops 2016 presidential bid
(Reuters) – Former New York Governor George Pataki on Tuesday ended his long-shot bid for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination.